Good day all - new to FJ1200 and to Yamaha

[thehotbeast]

Hello to all of you. New to FJ and to Yahama, was always a Suzuki kind of guy.

I am from Montreal, Canada and I just picked up a 1989 FJ1200 for 350$ with 90 000 KM on it, engine, tranny works great... the front suspension will need to be fixed... spring, seals etc.

fairing in fair shape... will be a nice winter projects.

any comments on the timing chain ? is it good forever ?

[FJmonkey]

Welcome Beast, you found the best place for your FJ. With the amount of experience here there is nothing that Can't be fixed on you FJ. Look up Randy at www.rpmracingca.com he is an FJ owner (his wife has her own as well), a Yamaha dealer, Legends builder and racer. Since you are rebuilding your forks you might consider Randy's fork valves. I  installed a set and they are awesome. Plenty of good riders here that love them. Find your self an FJ rally and meet some of the crazy people here that make this a really good forum. Post up pics, we love to see and hear about everyones projects. Cheers.

[movenon]

Welcome ! Sounds like you have a nice winter project. Let us know how you progress and ask questions when you need to. There is a lot of good information and help here. 
George

[aviationfred]

Welcome to the group. 

Fred

[Tiger]

  Hi and welcome to another fellow Canadian mon ami 

John.

[LeaperV12]

Welcome to the forum and a world of FJ's
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Hello to all of you. New to FJ and to Yahama, was always a Suzuki kind of guy.

I am from Montreal, Canada and I just picked up a 1989 FJ1200 for 350$ with 90 000 KM on it, engine, tranny works great... the front suspension will need to be fixed... spring, seals etc.

fairing in fair shape... will be a nice winter projects.

any comments on the timing chain ? is it good forever ?

[thehotbeast]

thank you all for the warm welcome... be sure that I will use your knowledge and expertise during our long Canadian winter. Will have picks soon, just started to remove the fairings to assest the plastic I have to fix.

[CanDman]

Bonjour mon frère, si heureux d'avoir un autre Canadien FJ propriétaire. J'aime Montréal, ville impressionnante et grands amateurs de hockey. Je sais que nous sommes des ennemis jurés sur la glace mais j'adore la rivalité et avoir toute ma vie. J'étais un fan de Habs énorme quand j'étais un petit garçon. Mon joueur préféré était Guy LaFleur, du temps où les Canadiens étaient une dynastie. Et Ken Dryden était l'homme!! Assez bien hockey. Il est bon de vous avoir à bord et nous espérons pouvoir rassembler toute une toute canadienne FJ rallye un jour. Profitez de la moto. 
CanDman